Multi Modality Imaging for Cardiac Masses Can Avoid Unnecessary Surgical Intervention: A Case Report of Caseous Calcification of Mitral Annulus

• 作者: Eva Korup Karam Alzuhairi Tomas Zaremba
• 来源期刊: 临床医学国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Caseous CALCIFICATION of MITRAL ANNULUS CARDIAC TUMORS CARDIAC MR
• 年，卷（期）: 2013,（1）
• 页码范围: 41-44
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

Mitral Annular Calcification (MAC) is a degenerative process involving the fibrous ring of the mitral valve. Caseous Calcification of Mitral Annulus (CCMA) is a rare variant of MAC. This condition is benign and usually needs no treatment. This is a case report of a 67-year-old woman with non-specific symptoms in whom a cardiac tumor was suspected by transthoracic Echocardiography. The use of multi-modality imaging strategy with transesophageal Echocardiography and cardiac MR scanning revealed however the diagnosis of CCMA and spared the patient an unnecessary operation.